Electric battery lamp



Dec 18 1923 M L KAPLAN ELECTRIC BATTERY LAMP Filed Feb. 16 1922 Cil Patented Dec. 18, 1923.

MOBDUCH L. KAFLAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

ELECTRIC BATTERY LAMP.

Application filed February 16, 1922. Serial No. 536,859.

1,/'0 (f1.7 f fic/wn t may concern.'

e it known that l, Monsoon L. KAPLAN, a citizen of the lUnited States, and a resident l F l*l* 'o tl ti f Fi d o nook yn. in ie county ov Y.ings an State of New fr' ork, have invented certain new and usel'ul Improvements in ltlectric Battery Lamps, oi' which the vtollowmg is a specification.

The invention pertains more particularly to electric battery lamps possessing a bat tery and a miniature electric lamp bulb and adapted to stand on a table or the like.

One object of my invention is to produce a novel, eilicient and comparatively inexpensive candle lamp.

rllhe battery lamp ot my present invention preferably comprises a plural cell battery of novel arrangement in that the positive pole or element of ythe lower cell thereof is disposed at the lower end of the battery and that the negative pole or element ol' the upper cell is at the upper end of the battery, a cap or dome detachably applied on Ithe upper end of the battery and detachably receiving a miniature electric lamp bulb in a manner adapting the same for connection with the negative pole of the battery through the means securing the cap or dome in position, a conductor extending from the positive pole of the lower` cell of the battery to a position at the upper end of the battery tor electrical connection with said cap or dome. and an enclosing carton for the battery and its Yfeatures, upon the. outer surface oli which carton will preferably be applied a covering olf paper or other material affording a suitable vlinislc Yor a candle lamp. rlhe circuit through the lamp and battery may be made or broken by employing the lamp bulb as a switch or by employing the dome as a switch. rlhe circuit through the lamp and battery may also be made and broken in other ways, as by the employment ot a manually operative switch ot any suitable character.

ln carrying out my invention in the preierred embodiment thereof, l provide the nap or dome with a conducting and securing screw in position to be engaged at one end by the lower terminal of' the lamp bulb and to become connected at its other end with the negativ/e element oi' the battery, said screw being employed for securing the cap or dome on the battery, and as means for affording a connection for the said screw, I secure upon the upper negative end of the upper cell of the battery a hollow cap apertured to receive the screw. I may, however, reverse this construction and connect the hollow cap with the conductor for the lamp bulb and secure the screw upon the upper negative end of the upper cell ot' the battery. The conductor extending from the positive pole of the lower cell ot the battery is preferably bent over upon a illing of nonccnducting material applied upon the nega tive end of the upper cell of the battery, so that said conductor may be normally insulated from the negative pole of the battery. One very desirable feature ot my invention resides in the provision of an elastic seat. for the annular edges of the lower end of the lamp bulb, this seat being in the form of a rubber ring surroundingr the contact to be engaged by the lower terminal of the lamp bulb and the advantages thereof being hereinafter explained.

The. invention will be fully understod from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a side elevation of an electric candle lamp embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section, on a larger scale, through the same;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view, partly in sec tion, of the upper end portion of the battery. the cap or dome `to be applied. thereto and the lamp bulb tor introduction into said cap, the several parts being .shown in relation to be assembled and produce the construction shown at the upper end of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4l is a horizontal section ythrough the upper portion of the candle lamp, taken on the dotted line 4 4 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view, partly in side elevation and partly broken away, of a candle lamp embodying a modified form of my invention.

In the drawings. referring to Figs. 1 to l inclusive, illustrating one embodiment ot' my invention1 l0 designates the cells. of the battery, one cell being placed above another in; series in the formation of a plural cell battery, and said cells in the completion of the battery are enclosedl in a paste-board carton or the like ll which insulates and keeps the cells together and permits them to be handled as a unit. The cells contrary to the usual. method of forming a plural cell battery have their positive element-s l2 proalways a looseness in the threads between the lamp bulb 27 and the socket 26 and this looseness is talen up and a binding` Vlit ot the lamp bulb within. the socket secured when the yielding` seat 32 made use ot. Then the lamp bulb is screwed downwardly into the socket 26, in the absence et the yielding seat 32, the lower terminal of the lamp will engage the head 28 of the screw or stem 18 and con'iplete the circuit, but since there is then a more or less loose connection between the lamp bulb and the sleeve, the circuit becomes uncertain and subject to be readi y broken by any jarring of the lamp. `When the yielding seat 32 is provided, the lower end ot the lamp bulbI meets and compresses the same before the lower terminal ot the bulb passes into engagement with the head 28 on the conductor 18, and the resistance offered by said seat to the downward movement ot the lamp bulb acts to bind the thread on the lamp bulb upwardly against the thread on the socket 26 and creates a tightness of the parts which preserves the contact ot the lower lamp terminal with the conductor 18 and thus maintains the continuity 'of the circuit while the candle lamp is standing at rest and also when the lamp is moved about and subjected to jarring action.

It will be plain, without extended eXplanation, that should the lamp bulb be screwed home in the socket 26 and the dome screwed down over the battery7 until the lower edge thereof engages the contact 20, the circuit will be made from the positive element through the conductor 19, dome 25 and socket 26 to one terminal of the lamp bulb and from the other terminal et the lamp bulb through the conductor 18 and cap 13 to the negative element ot the battery. rlhe cap or dome may be applied to the battery nd thereafter receive the lamp bulb, as is obvious. The circuit may be made and brol-:en by using the lamp bulb as a malte and break switch, or the lamp bulb may be allowed to remain against the conductor 18 and the circuit made and broken by screwing the dome downwardly against the contact 2O or upwardly therefrom, the dome then bein g used. as a. malte and break switch. l preferably employ the bulb as a means for making` and breaking the circuit,

ln the modification of my invention shown in Fig. 5 the screw which connects the dome with the battery is secured to the negative element ot the upper cell instead ot being carried by the dome, this being mainly a re vcrsal of parts. ln the construction shown in Fig. 5, l extend a short Contact screw 33 through the washers 29, 30 and bottom ot the sleeve or soclret and thereon secure a hollow cap or nut 34, instead of the solid nut 31 of Fig. 2, having a hole in its lower end to screw upon a stationary conducting screw or stem 36 extending upwardly from the n"gat,i-.'e element ot the upper cell 10 and y embedded in the covering layer ot wasL i6. The screw 36 and holloy. nut or cap 34 serve as substitutes tor the cap er nut 13 and screw 18 of Fig. 2. rlhe construction shown in has the same cp eration as that shown in Figs. 1 to l inclusive, and F 5 is presented to indicate tl it my invention is not in every instance limitH ed to the details of form and arrangement of parte illustrated in Fig. 2.

TWhat l claim as my invention and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is:

1. lll-.n electric battery lamp of the character described, comprising a plural cell bal'1 tery adapted to stand on end and the positive pole elements of whose cells extend downwardly, a carton enclosing said cells, a conductor affording a central attaching means secured upon the negative upper end ot the upper cell, a conductor connected with the positive pole et the lower cell and er tending upwardly along one side ot the battery to the upper portion thereof, a cap o1 dome of conducting material superimposed over the upper end of said battery and having central conducting means insulated therefrom adapted to engage said central attaching means for detachably securing said cap or dome in position, and an electric lamp bulb detachably soclteted in said cap or dome with one terminal in electrical connection therewith and its other terminal adapted for connection with the negative upper' end of said upper cell through said central conducting securing means and said central attaching means, said cap or dome being` vadapted for electrical connection with the upper portion of the positive gole conductor.

2. An electric baftery lamp ot the character described, co1'n1iiiising a plural cell bal tery adapted to stand on end and the positive pole elements ol1 whose cells extend downwardly, a carton enclosing said cells and extending above the same to aidord a chainK ber for a non-conducting ililler, a conductor affording a central attaching means secured upon the negative upper end ot the. upper cell of the battery, a non-conducting liller in said chamber embedding the lower portion ot said conductor and concealing the tive end et the upper cell, a conductor connected with the positive pole ot the lower cell ot the battery and extending upwardly along one side ot the battery to the upper portion thereof, a cap or dome ot conducting material superimposed over the upper end of said battery and having central conducting in .ans insulated therefrom adapted to engage said central attaching means for det ciably securing said cap or dome in position and an electric lamp bulb detaehably soclreted in said cap or dome with tive pole elements ol whose cells extend doivnwardly, a carton enclosing said cells, a conductor affording a central attaching means secured upon the negative upper end of the upper cell, a conductor connected with the positive pole of the lower cell and extending upwardly along one side of the battery to the upper portion thereof, a cap or dome of conducting material superimposed over the upper end of said battery and having central conducting means in sulated there rom adapted to engage said central attaching means ior detachably securing said cap' or dome in position, and an electric lamp bulb detachably soclreted in said cap or dome with one terminal in electrical vconnection therewith and its otherterminal adapted for connection with the negative upper end of said upper'cell Athrough said central conducting securing meansand said central attaching means, said cap or dome Vbeing adapted for electrical connec tien with the upper portion of the positive pole conductor, and said attaching means and said central securing means comprising a nut on one part and a threaded screw on the other part permitting said cap or dome to be screwed downwardly toposition over the battery.

ll. An electric battery lamp ot the characier described, con'iprising a plural cell battery adapted to stand on end and the positive pole elements of whose cells extend downwardly, a carton enclosing said cells, a conductor affording a central attaching means secured. upon the negative upper end of the `upper cell, a conductor connected with the positive ypole of the lower cell and extending upwardly along the outer side of said carton and exposed at the upperend of the battery, a lilling of nonconducting material substantially embedding the sides ott the positive pole of'said lower cell to leave a flat surface at the lower end of the battery, an exterior covering for said carton, upwardlyextending conductor and lower end of the battery, a cap or dome of conducting material superimposed over the upper end of said battery and having centra] conducting means insulated therefrom adapted to engage said central attaching mea-ns for detachably securing said cap or dome in position, and an electric lamp bulb detachably soclreted in said cap or dome with one terminal in electrical connection therewith and its other terminal adapted for connection with the negative upper end ot said upper cell through said central conducting securing` means and said central attaching means, said cap or dome being adapted for electrical connection with the upper portion ci' the positive pole conductor.

5. An electric battery lamp ot the character described, comprising a plural cell battery adapted to stand on end and the positive pole elements ot whose cells extend downwardly, a conducting nut secured upon the negative upper end el' the uppercell and aiiording central attaching means, a conductor connected with the positive pole o'lI the lower cell and extending upwardly along one side of the battery to the upper portion thereol, a superimposed cap or dome of conducting material over the battery having a central depending conducting screw insulated therefrom and adapted to said nut igor detachably holding said cap or dome in position, and an electric lamp bulb detachably soclreted in said cap or dome with one terminal in electrical connection therewith and its other terminal adapted for connec-y tion with the negative upper end of the upper cell through said screw and nut, said cap or dome being adapted JforV electrical connection with the upper portion of the positive pole conductor.

6. An electric battery lamp of the character described, comprising a battery adapted to stand on end, a conductivecap or dome superimposed over and detachably connected with the upper end of said battery and having therein a central threaded socket, a conductor secured in said socket and in electrical connection with one pole of the battery, a yielding seat of insulating material in theb'ase ot said socket surrounding said conductor and norm-ally extending above the same, an electric lamp bulb adapted to said socket and `having one terminal in electrical connection therewith and ada ted at its lower annular edges to ensaid yielding seat, said lamp bulb when screwed home being adapted tio compress said scat and carry its lower terminal inte engagement with said conductor, and means for connecting the other pole of the battery with said cap or dome.

7. An electric battery lamp of the character described, comprising a battery adapted to stand on end, a conductive cap or dome superimposed over and detachably connected with the upper end of said bat teryand having therein a central threaded socket, al conductor secured in said socket and in electrical connection with one poleV of the battery, a yielding seat of insulating material in the base of said socket sur rounding said conductor and normally 'eX tending Aabove the same, an electric lamp bulb adapted to said socket and having one terminal in electrical connection therewith and adapted at its lower annular edges to engage said yielding seat, said lamp bulb when screwed home being adapted to compress said seat and carry its lower terminal into engagement with said conductor, and a conductor extending upwardly from the opposite pole of the battery to the upper end thereof for electrical connection with said cap or dome.

8. An electric battery lamp ot the character described, comprising a battery adapted to stand on end, a conductive cap or dome detachably mounted over the upper end ci the battery and having therein a threaded socket whose lower end is flanged inwardly to form a support and contains a central opening, a yielding seat of insulating material on said support and surrounding said opening, an electric lamp bulb adapted to said socket and having one terminal in electrical connection therewith and adapted at its lower annular edges to engage said seat, said .lamp bulb when screwed home being adapted to compress said seat and position its lower terminal in electrical connection with one pole of the battery, and means for connecting the other pole of the battery with said cap or dome.

9. An electric battery lamp ot' the character described, comprising a plural cell battery adapted to stand on end, a conical conductive cap or dome superimposed over and detachably connected with the upper end of the same and having in its apex a central threaded socket whose lower end is flanged inwardly to torni a support and contains a central opening, a yielding seat or" insulating mjaterial on said supplort and surrounding said opening, an electric lamp adapted below its glass bulb to said socket and having one terminal in electrical connection therewith and adapted at its lower annular edges to engage said seat, said glass bulb being exposed at `and above the apex or said conical cap and said lamp when screwed home being adapted to compress said seat and position its lower terminal in electrical connection with one pole or the battery, and means for connecting the other pole of the battery with said cap or dome.

l0. An electric battery lamp of the character described, comprising a plural cell battery adapted to stand on end and the positive pole elements of whose cells eX- tend downwardly, a carton enclosing said cells, a conductor affording a central attaching means secured upon the negative upper end ot the upper cell, a conductor connected with the positive pole of the lower cell and extending upwardly along one side ot the battery to the upper portion thereof, a cap or dome superimposed over the upper end ot said battery and having central con ducting means insulated theret'rom adapted to engage said central attaching means for detachably securing said cap or dome in position, and an electric lamp bulb detachably soclreted in said cap or dome with one terminal in electrical connection with the socket therefor and its other terminal adapted for connection with the negative upper end of said upper cell through said central conducting securing means and said central atta-ching means, the socket for the lamp being adapted for electrical connection with the upper portion of the positive pole conductor.

Signed at New York city, in the county ot New York and State of New York, this 14th day of February, A. D. 1922.

MORDUCH L. KAPLAN. 

